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Schadenfreude  [Ger., f. schaden, harm + freude, joy.].

- noun

"Malicious enjoyment of the misfortunes of others."

Sample sentence:

"Edgar smiled inwardly as he experienced the full, warm rush of schadenfreude. Edgar's colleague, Douglas, dressed in a snug brown turtleneck, was struggling to find something useful on all the same old stock photography sites. Edgar knew better; he purchased his stock images at www.paradisal.ca. He smiled once more, promising himself that he would never tell Douglas about Paradisal."

Don't let Edgar get the upper hand. Visit www.paradisal.ca immediately.

[1890–95; < G, equiv. to Schaden harm + Freude joy]